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[spanner570]

Superb work Ralph, all that p.e. would have seen me off long ago. I know I would have just lost patience with it and probably spoilt the whole model to boot, so top marks to you sir!


Your sea is taking shape nicely. Don't forget now, keep the wake nice and close-ish to the ship's sides. Then a gentle sweep away in a nice curve. I'll be watching

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Superb work Ralph, all that p.e. would have seen me off long ago. I know I would have just lost patience with it and probably spoilt the whole model to boot, so top marks to you sir!
Your sea is taking shape nicely. Don't forget now, keep the wake nice and close-ish to the ship's sides. Then a gentle sweep away in a nice curve. I'll be watching

Thanks for the kind words Ron.


When I did the bow waves I remembered to keep it as tight as I could.


Hopefully the painting will give me the curve I need:rolleyes: .

 

[Lee W]

Hi Lee,
I have tried and tried to get some decent close ups.


I'm sorry but what you see seems to be the best I can do.

No worries Ralph, I have vivid memories of these...the sounds and smells...even after 22 years, I guess it's one of those things that you can never forget!?


Everything is still looking great, amazing work my friend...


Lee

 

[Deleted member 4539]

No worries Ralph, I have vivid memories of these...the sounds and smells...even after 22 years, I guess it's one of those things that you can never forget!?
Everything is still looking great, amazing work my friend...


Lee

I guess you can't forget something like that.


And thanks so much for the kind comments.

 

[Deleted member 4539]

This is todays work.


Started to paint the sea using an airbrush.


Also most of the kit is built(just a few pieces left).

 

[papa 695]

Great work Ralph it looks more gold than grey

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Great work Ralph it looks more gold than grey

Thanks Ian.


Really I'm making a model of the "Golden Hind".

 

[Fenlander]

Looks amazing Ralph, is there a chopper for the flight deck?

 

[yak face]

This is amazing work Ralph! The PE is mind boggling not to mention eye watering! It looks fantastic , excuse my ignorance but what sort of size are we looking at here , I'm afraid ships arent my strong point , I'm guessing its well under a foot long? Also being an aircraft builder where lots of stuff is painted as you go along i'm curious as to how ship builders get the paint into all the tiny nooks and crannies. cheers tony

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Looks amazing Ralph, is there a chopper for the flight deck?

Thanks for the kind comments Graham.


Yes there is a chopper..EH-101,Merlin,

This is amazing work Ralph! The PE is mind boggling not to mention eye watering! It looks fantastic , excuse my ignorance but what sort of size are we looking at here , I'm afraid ships arent my strong point , I'm guessing its well under a foot long? Also being an aircraft builder where lots of stuff is painted as you go along i'm curious as to how ship builders get the paint into all the tiny nooks and crannies. cheers tony

Thanks for the great words Tony.


The length of the ship is 8 inches.


To get into all the nooks and crannies,I use an airbrush with very thinned paint about 70% thinner to 30% paint.I set the compressor to about 10 PSI and make many passes over the model to build up the paint after a couple of passes I simply use air from the brush to dry the paint and continue with a couple more passes.I find this helps me to get into all the awkward places.Hope this helps.

 

[Caledonia]

That's amazing detail on the PE at that scale, great work. Derek

 

[Deleted member 4539]

That's amazing detail on the PE at that scale, great work. Derek

Thank you Derek for the kind comments.

 

[dubster72]

Ships not being my thing, I've only just seen this thread Ralph & I'm seriously gobsmacked!


The level of skill that you're showing is amazing. Now I'm hooked & looking forward to seeing more.

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Ships not being my thing, I've only just seen this thread Ralph & I'm seriously gobsmacked!
The level of skill that you're showing is amazing. Now I'm hooked & looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you for the wonderful comments Patrick.


I hope your gob is ok now.

 

[spanner570]

Top work Ralph. I knew the ship was small - but 8"! That is truly a great display of P.E. work.....and the sea is not bad either!

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Top work Ralph. I knew the ship was small - but 8"! That is truly a great display of P.E. work.....and the sea is not bad either!

Thanks for the great comments Ron.


I still have a bit of work to do on the sea,but I can only do that when the ship is fixed in place.

 

[dubster72]

Top work Ralph. I knew the ship was small - but 8"! That is truly a great display of P.E. work.....and the sea is not bad either!

Don't tell my missus that 8" is considered small!

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Ok,first the bad news,Girly my kitten decided it would be a good idea to sleep on my model desk,thus damaging the ship.


I fixed most of it to the best of my ability,just a few things that are not quite right,not to worry.


Here is the basic colours laid down.


Please don't pick out the bad bits,I know what they are

 

[Fenlander]

Naughty kitty.........:mad: Bit of paint and they start to come alive

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Added the few decals, and done some light highlighting.